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Possible new bow start
Pat B:
I'm heading down to do more clearing along our driveway so I'll go ahead and cut this shoot. I'll document the process as I go along.
Guys, I appreciate the good words. I learned this stuff by asking questions and helpful folks contributed to my knowledge. That is what PA is so good about, folks helping folks so lets keep it up for others to soak up the knowledge. :OK
Pat B:
I cut the shoot today. I'll give it a few days to quit oozing sticky sap then saw it to length, cut in half lengthwise then bind the 2 halves back together with spacers between to all for good air circulation to aid the drying process. Looking at the rings it is 7 years old with 5 heartwood rings and 2 sapwood rings. I'll use the sapwood ring under the bark as the back. Here are a few pics of the downed pole...
Hamish:
Pat that is a nice stave, going to be good bows, for sure.
bjrogg:
--- Quote from: Hamish on March 02, 2024, 05:08:49 pm ---Pat that is a nice stave, going to be good bows, for sure.
--- End quote ---
I agree. It looks like you could go to a heart wood ring if you wanted to.
Long enough you could probably get four bendy handles.
Nice stave. Will b watching for this one in the future.
Bjrogg
superdav95:
Yup. Gona be nice
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